HP XP Racks - Manual (Page 80)

In addition to installing HDLM on a typical host, you can install it in the
following environments:
• Boot disk
• You can install HDLM on a virtual I/O server.
A virtual I/O server is a system that enables multiple client logical
partitions to share one resource.
• PowerHA environments
PowerHA is IBM’s HA cluster software that runs on AIX.
When Performing a New Installation, Upgrade Installation, or Re-installation of
HDLM
Table 3-7 Combination of Available Installation Methods and Installation
Environments on page 3-18 lists the combinations of available installation
methods and installation environments. Table 3-8 Combination of Installation
Methods that Are Available in an PowerHA Environment and the Supported
Installation Environments on page 3-19 lists the combinations of installation
methods that are available in an PowerHA environment versus the supported
installation environments.
Table 3-7 Combination of Available Installation Methods and Installation
Environments
Installation
method
Installation environment
Host Virtual I/O server
Local boot
disk
environment
Boot disk
environment
Local boot
disk
environment
Boot disk
environment
installux.sh or
installp
command
Yes Yes Yes Yes
SMIT Yes Yes Yes Yes
Unattended
installation
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Installation on
alternate disks
Yes #1 Yes #1 Yes #1 Yes #1
Installation in a
multibos
environment
Yes #2 Yes #2 Yes #2 Yes #2
Legend:
Yes: Can be executed
No: Cannot be executed
#1
Only upgrade installations and re-installations are supported.
#2
3-18
Creating an HDLM Environment
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